A good beginner's electric guitar and amp.

[ciel]

Best to start with something less expensive especially if your just starting out and have no idea what kind of tone, guitars that you like. Less chance of over spending on something high-end and regretting it. But hey nice guitar have fun with it.

 

[Rhythmic_Concussion]

Thanks thor666 and ciel for your inputs. Eventually my plans down the road is to own an arch top for blues and jazz ...guess I had just skipped the normal route and went straight to the end. But nevertheless, I would still like to get the chance to play a Strat.

 

[popeye]

OK...I busted my budget...I got an Epiphone Zephyr Blues

Fierce...! three pieces of P90, wooohooooooooo!

 

[ciel21]

Anywayz P90s rock... u the man. Sell the cube and get a proper tube amp. Your guitar and ears will love u for it. Im Ciel by the way logged in the wrong account.

 

[fenderfan]

or Greco strats are also good. vintage and also cheap. it's actually fender japan.

 

[thor666]

a JC90 is good and clean enough for what he's playing.

anyway he's wanting a beginner guitar and amp... i suppose tube amps not advised for now.

 

[MrE]

or Greco strats are also good. vintage and also cheap. it's actually fender japan.

Greco is not Fender Japan. Greco is a Japanese brand that makes copies of Fender models. See below extract from orangeguitar.com

Background of Greco

Greco is one of the pioneers of these lawsuit guitar makers. They have been making guitars since the early 1960's at the Fiji-genGakki plant. However, note that some Fender copies were made in the Matsumoku plant prior to 1967.

During this period, Greco made their own series of guitars, but in the early 1970's, they got into making replicas of original Fenders and Gibsons. In the beginning, their work on these replicas were mediocre due to lack of proper knowledge and materials. But by 1974 or so, their standard of making these copies escalated as they acquired correctly styled hardware. To top that, their craftsmanship were excellent.

In no time, Greco made more clone models of original Fender, Gibson, Rickenbacker, Gretsch, Zemaiti, lbanez, (and other brands) than all other Japanese company combined. In terms of quality, skill and knowledge, they beat Tokai to the lawsuit race by at least 5 years.

The birth of Fender Japan

Eventually, as the company found that the demand for their popular replicas grew and that the size of the production was getting too large, they relinquished their Stratocaster division to Fender Japan in late 1981. By 1982, Greco Stratocasters became Fender JV Stratocasters, then later MIJ and CIJ Stratocasters. These guitars were made by the same guys who made the Greco "Sparkle Sound," "Spacey Sound," "Sparkle Sound," and "Super Real" Stratocasters from 1977-1981.